Cristiano Ronaldo

Professional Footballer Portuguese Born 1985 (age 41)

5-time Ballon d'Or winner; one of football's most prolific goal scorers.

386 quotes

"Your love makes me fly so high. Even if I fall, this broken heart will keep my faith."
Love
"I am not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well. In fact, perfectionism is just an effort to do a job well done."
Success
"Talent without working hard is nothing."
Work
"You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it."
Dreams
"There are other players around me who are interesting, but I think that I am a special one."
"I have skills that were given to me by God. Football happens to be the instrument whereupon the master composer, has chosen me to play my part."
Faith
"The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything."
Courage
"I focus on what I can control and that is my effort and my attitude."
Leadership
"Success is not a secret, it's a result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."
Success
"Every day I wake up, I want to prove myself."
Motivation
"I always land on my feet."
Perseverance
"Living is easy with your eyes closed."
Life
"I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act."
Inspiration
"Be grateful for every moment and the people around you."
Gratitude
"It takes madness to believe in yourself when nobody else does."
Courage
"In life you have to take things seriously and not seriously. You have to be balanced."
Wisdom
"I prefer to entertain people, and this is what I do."
Art
"The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning."
Happiness
"My only love is football and this club."
Work
"Speed, agility and quickness are things that I work on every day."
Work
"I'm living a dream I never want to wake up from."
Dreams
"Some people look at me and see a guy who has achieved things. But I look at myself and see someone who wants to achieve much more."
"I love to take free-kicks. During the game they are not so numerous, so in training I practice a lot."
Work
"I am always fighting, always trying to be the best."
Strength
"My father used to say that it is never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can do until you try.'"
Family
"Every night before I go to sleep, I think about the next day and what I can do better."
"I want to drive myself to the edge and challenge myself."
Courage
"Work ethic is important because greatness is not just a matter of talent."
Work
"I always believed in myself, and that is very important."
Faith
"People write negative comments on theernet. But it doesn't affect me."
Strength